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ndametz32 · 07-09-2009, 05:14 PM

Not a fan of chopped tops but I must say that looks SICK! Keep it up man!

smashingchuck · 07-09-2009, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by youngrodder

Who welded up your stainless exhaust? Anyone local?

Hey Marc how it going? I had Jeff over at Michigan Exhaust do the pipes. He actually came through with the pipe itself for a pretty good price as well.

evan · 07-09-2009, 11:16 PM

Very cool. What are you doing for a gas tank?

smashingchuck · 07-09-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ndametz32

Not a fan of chopped tops but I must say that looks SICK! Keep it up man!

Thanks. I agree that usually this style truck doesn't look right chopped, but for some reason mine does.

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Originally Posted by evan

Very cool. What are you doing for a gas tank?

Not sure yet... I have a stainless fuel cell from before, but I would really like something a little more "stealthy." Unfortunately "stealthy" and "low cost" don't seem to jive. No matter what, it unfortunately has to be mounted in the bed... I'm out of safe places to mount it on the chassis.

smashingchuck · 07-12-2009, 08:09 PM

I spent most of the weekend (Friday and Saturday) at Pinks All Out, I saw a lot of really nice cars.

Anyway, Sunday I was able to get a little tinkering done. First I finished up the new and still needing improvement upper radiator support bracket. I got a little happy and drilled the mounting holes in it before I test fit the shroud and... well they need to be moved back about 3/16" of an inch so the bracket has enough overhang to let the shroud lay flat on the radiator. I also figured out that the aluminum radiator I had bought had a pretty nasty bend in it from shipping, but was able to straighten it out by strategically placing some blocks of wood on the shop floor and standing on the opposite corners of the radiator. Other than that, things look pretty groovy.

I also got busy on making the brackets that hold the A/C condenser. I think they turned out pretty good, considering Hot Rod Air supplied some glorified plumbers tape to accomplish the same job.

joe231 · 07-12-2009, 11:37 PM

nice work!!

looks good!!

bigbadjohn84 · 07-13-2009, 06:38 PM

hey, how are you retaining the AC on your truck? your bagging it right? or am I wrong? just curious. I want to bag mine and Z the frame. but I WANT AC lol

Edit... looking back I see its bagged now... DOH!! anyways.. AC?

flamingbig10 · 07-13-2009, 07:34 PM

he's using a under the dash a/c unit

bigbadjohn84 · 07-13-2009, 08:57 PM

ah.. that bites.. i saw where one guy on here had his blower assembly relocated upward to allow room and retain ac.. I was hoping to find more pics of resources on how this is done.. the under dash ac is cool.. lol. but mine is a low buck project. granted Im gonna do some big things, just wanna do my best to make it stock feeling while layin out lol

tvblazer78 · 07-13-2009, 09:41 PM

Nice work man!

smashingchuck · 07-13-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bigbadjohn84

ah.. that bites.. i saw where one guy on here had his blower assembly relocated upward to allow room and retain ac.. I was hoping to find more pics of resources on how this is done.. the under dash ac is cool.. lol. but mine is a low buck project. granted Im gonna do some big things, just wanna do my best to make it stock feeling while layin out lol

Well if your truck has A/C from the factory you're half way there. You won't need to buy a condenser, a drier, or a compressor. You will need new lines, the under-dash unit itself, and the controls. I think the units are about $400 and some change though summit. It doesn't get much more low buck than that.

smashingchuck · 07-18-2009, 07:11 PM

---Saturday---

I got the electric fan mounts made and it seems to fit pretty nice. I used a Jeep Grand Cherokee fan from moparpart.com. I also got the catch can mounted and I'm starting to look at my inner fenders again... I never finished them completely and they still need some "massaging". After I get the inners mounted again I can start checking out where I'm going to put the A/C bulkhead and finally hang the Hot Rod Air "box" inside the cab.

cochino12 · 07-18-2009, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smashingchuck

---Saturday---

I got the electric fan mounts made and it seems to fit pretty nice. I used a Jeep Grand Cherokee fan from moparpart.com. I also got the catch can mounted and I'm starting to look at my inner fenders again... I never finished them completely and they still need some "massaging". After I get the inners mounted again I can start checking out where I'm going to put the A/C bulkhead and finally hang the Hot Rod Air "box" inside the cab.

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bigbadjohn84 · 07-18-2009, 10:28 PM

400? not bad. I amy look into that for sure. I want mine to lay low. that would open up wheel choices for me as well

your truck is coming along great man! can't wait to see the finished product

dieselarmy13 · 08-07-2009, 10:07 AM

Any updates?

smashingchuck · 08-07-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by dieselarmy13

Any updates?

Been working on the house.

OrangeAnimal · 08-08-2009, 11:04 PM

Hey Smashing I see you are working on the A/C I got mine almost done. Good luck on using the bulkhead fitting. I was going to try that but there just wasn't enough space. Also I was sorta in alittle bit of a time crunch. It get ice cold in there now though.

There are some pics of it in my thread. Your truck is looking pretty sweet. Keep it up!!

Zman86 · 08-20-2009, 07:03 PM

Truck looks great! Reminds me of mine, except better in every way possible. I'm scared to start stripping the my cab, fearful of what I might find with the chopped roof, and my doors are in hideous shape/aligned terribly. The gaps/lines are all over the place over basically the entire body. Seeing yours all lined up though definatly makes me want to get crackin on the bodywork with mine, cant wait to see the final product

smashingchuck · 08-20-2009, 07:27 PM

Thanks Zman. I plan to get cracking on it again this fall. I had to take a break so I could do some much needed renovations on my house. I had to tear down a chimney that passes through three different roofs, replace a window, and make all the trim. The final outcome is to make it look like it was never there, so I have to reside it as well. My house is 100 years old, which means all dimensional lumber that we are used to now is too small, so I have to buy all oversized pieces and plane and rip it down to the desired size. It's only slightly time consuming. I'm half way there.

bigblock73 · 08-20-2009, 07:53 PM

OK, pics of the house are in order now!

joe231 · 08-20-2009, 09:48 PM

maybe i missed it...what is the fan shroud out of?

smashingchuck · 08-21-2009, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe231

maybe i missed it...what is the fan shroud out of?

It's a stock replacement from LMC.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigblock73

OK, pics of the house are in order now!

Don't have any of the work getting done, but here's a shot from this spring.

menace121978 · 08-21-2009, 01:34 PM

whoa! thats beautiful!! no wonder the trucks slowed down...

dieselarmy13 · 08-21-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menace121978

whoa! Thats beautiful!! No wonder the trucks slowed down...

x2!!

Bazooka · 08-22-2009, 10:55 AM

That is a beautiful house..

07-09-2009, 05:14 PM	#201
ndametz32 Fire Truck Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 74	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post Not a fan of chopped tops but I must say that looks SICK! Keep it up man! __________________ -Nick '83 Chevrolet Silverado Stepside http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=349394

07-09-2009, 11:16 PM	#203
evan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SK, Canada Posts: 488	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post Very cool. What are you doing for a gas tank? __________________ Evan B.

07-12-2009, 08:09 PM	#205
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post I spent most of the weekend (Friday and Saturday) at Pinks All Out, I saw a lot of really nice cars. Anyway, Sunday I was able to get a little tinkering done. First I finished up the new and still needing improvement upper radiator support bracket. I got a little happy and drilled the mounting holes in it before I test fit the shroud and... well they need to be moved back about 3/16" of an inch so the bracket has enough overhang to let the shroud lay flat on the radiator. I also figured out that the aluminum radiator I had bought had a pretty nasty bend in it from shipping, but was able to straighten it out by strategically placing some blocks of wood on the shop floor and standing on the opposite corners of the radiator. Other than that, things look pretty groovy. I also got busy on making the brackets that hold the A/C condenser. I think they turned out pretty good, considering Hot Rod Air supplied some glorified plumbers tape to accomplish the same job. __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build Last edited by smashingchuck; 12-07-2009 at 06:44 PM.

07-12-2009, 11:37 PM	#206
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post nice work!! looks good!! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

07-13-2009, 06:38 PM	#207
bigbadjohn84 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florala, AL Posts: 398	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post hey, how are you retaining the AC on your truck? your bagging it right? or am I wrong? just curious. I want to bag mine and Z the frame. but I WANT AC lol Edit... looking back I see its bagged now... DOH!! anyways.. AC? Last edited by bigbadjohn84; 07-13-2009 at 06:40 PM.

07-13-2009, 07:34 PM	#208
flamingbig10 6.0 powered square Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mesquite texas Posts: 3,459	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post he's using a under the dash a/c unit __________________ Aaron 1980 c-10 short bed lowered, cammed 6.0, 4l80e 3600 stall, smp tune, wilwoods, and flames best time so far best et 7.86 @87 on motor 7.57 90 on a 75 shot Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283326

07-13-2009, 08:57 PM	#209
bigbadjohn84 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florala, AL Posts: 398	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post ah.. that bites.. i saw where one guy on here had his blower assembly relocated upward to allow room and retain ac.. I was hoping to find more pics of resources on how this is done.. the under dash ac is cool.. lol. but mine is a low buck project. granted Im gonna do some big things, just wanna do my best to make it stock feeling while layin out lol

07-13-2009, 09:41 PM	#210
tvblazer78 Low & Fast! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3,110	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post Nice work man! __________________ Southeastern Mini Truckin' Nationals April 27 and 28, 2012

07-18-2009, 07:11 PM	#212
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post ---Saturday--- I got the electric fan mounts made and it seems to fit pretty nice. I used a Jeep Grand Cherokee fan from moparpart.com. I also got the catch can mounted and I'm starting to look at my inner fenders again... I never finished them completely and they still need some "massaging". After I get the inners mounted again I can start checking out where I'm going to put the A/C bulkhead and finally hang the Hot Rod Air "box" inside the cab. Attached Images __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build Last edited by smashingchuck; 09-25-2009 at 10:15 AM.

07-18-2009, 10:28 PM	#214
bigbadjohn84 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florala, AL Posts: 398	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post 400? not bad. I amy look into that for sure. I want mine to lay low. that would open up wheel choices for me as well your truck is coming along great man! can't wait to see the finished product

08-07-2009, 10:07 AM	#215
dieselarmy13 Phone's ringin Dude. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 1,426	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post Any updates? __________________ I pitty the fool with only two headlights!! 2003 SILVERADO SS--THE NEW GIRL 1972 GMC--THE OLD GIRL

08-08-2009, 11:04 PM	#217
OrangeAnimal Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 702	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post Hey Smashing I see you are working on the A/C I got mine almost done. Good luck on using the bulkhead fitting. I was going to try that but there just wasn't enough space. Also I was sorta in alittle bit of a time crunch. It get ice cold in there now though. There are some pics of it in my thread. Your truck is looking pretty sweet. Keep it up!! __________________ 82 Chevy SWB "OrangeAnimal" Lot of Goodies! Sold 93 GMC 1500 "Angry Red" 383 TBI Powered Fun! 300hp/410ft.lbs. 09 Yaris wife's daily.

08-20-2009, 07:03 PM	#218
Zman86 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 41	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post Truck looks great! Reminds me of mine, except better in every way possible. I'm scared to start stripping the my cab, fearful of what I might find with the chopped roof, and my doors are in hideous shape/aligned terribly. The gaps/lines are all over the place over basically the entire body. Seeing yours all lined up though definatly makes me want to get crackin on the bodywork with mine, cant wait to see the final product __________________ '75/'81 Chevy C-10 project... Hitting the streets Spring '10.... Cardomain Page http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3371894 Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=357953

08-20-2009, 07:27 PM	#219
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post Thanks Zman. I plan to get cracking on it again this fall. I had to take a break so I could do some much needed renovations on my house. I had to tear down a chimney that passes through three different roofs, replace a window, and make all the trim. The final outcome is to make it look like it was never there, so I have to reside it as well. My house is 100 years old, which means all dimensional lumber that we are used to now is too small, so I have to buy all oversized pieces and plane and rip it down to the desired size. It's only slightly time consuming. I'm half way there. __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build Last edited by smashingchuck; 08-30-2009 at 01:05 PM.

08-20-2009, 07:53 PM	#220
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post OK, pics of the house are in order now! __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale



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08-20-2009, 09:48 PM	#221
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post maybe i missed it...what is the fan shroud out of? __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

08-21-2009, 01:34 PM	#223
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post whoa! thats beautiful!! no wonder the trucks slowed down... __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

08-22-2009, 10:55 AM	#225
Bazooka Keepin it old school Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 672	Re: No Regrets - The Rebuild post That is a beautiful house..

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